Emotional Competence in Children with Down Syndrome: Negativity and Regulation

Autor/inn/en	Jahromi, Laudan B.; Gulsrud, Amanda; Kasari, Connie
Titel	Emotional Competence in Children with Down Syndrome: Negativity and Regulation
Quelle	In: American Journal on Mental Retardation, 113 (2008) 1, S.32-43 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-8017
DOI	10.1352/0895-8017(2008)113[32:ECICWD]2.0.CO;2
Schlagwörter	Emotional Intelligence; Behavior Problems; Mental Retardation; Down Syndrome; Coping; Affective Behavior; Interpersonal Competence; Task Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Emotionale Intelligenz; Geistige Behinderung; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Bewältigung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Aufgabenanalyse
Abstract	Although often described as temperamentally "easy" and sociable, children with Down syndrome also exhibit behavior problems. Affective development is important for social and behavioral competence. We examined negative affective expressions and a range of emotion regulation/coping strategies during a frustrating task in a sample of children with Down syndrome, nonspecific mental retardation, and typical development. Results revealed that children with Down syndrome displayed significantly more frustration and more orienting to the experimenter without asking for help. Typical children used more goal-directed strategies, including assistance-seeking and cognitive self-soothing. Findings suggest that children with Down syndrome may use a limited repertoire of strategies for coping with frustration. Suggestions for future intervention studies are provided. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10